Fiscal Update, April 19, 2005

The Fiscal Division newsletter, published weekly during session and periodically during the interim.

Fiscal Update, October 19, 2005

The Fiscal Division newsletter, published weekly during session and periodically during the interim.

Fiscal Update, December 19, 2007

The Fiscal Division newsletter, published weekly during session and periodically during the interim.

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, April 19, 2007, Vol. 3, no. 6

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, October 29, 2007, Vol. 3, no. 19

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, February 19, 2008, Vol. 4, no. 4

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, September 24, 2009, Vol. 5, no. 19

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, November 19, 2009, Vol. 5, no. 23

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Déclaration du Roi, portant que le premier chirurgien du Roi, prêtera serment à l'avenir entre les mains de Sa Majesté, & recevra ceux de ses chirurgiens ordinaire & de quartier, de la famille royale, & du premier prince de sang . Donnée à Versailles le 19 juin 1770. Registrée en Parlement et Chambre des comptes

[Acte royal. 1770-06-19. Versailles]

Business Recovery Status Report #11: Presidential Disaster #1763, September 19, 2008

Safeguard Iowa Partnership launched a survey to the business community to capture the impact from the 2008 disasters. Five hundred eighty surveys were completed and compiled for the report submitted to the Rebuild Iowa Office Economic and Workforce Development Task Force on August 20, 2008.

Development of bioreporter assays for the detection of bioavailability of long-chain alkanes based on the marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis strain SK2.

Long-chain alkanes are a major component of crude oil and therefore potentially good indicators of hydrocarbon spills. Here we present a set of new bacterial bioreporters and assays that allow to detect long-chain alkanes. These reporters are based on the regulatory protein AlkS and the alkB1 promoter from Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2, a widespread alkane degrader in marine habitats. Escherichia coli cells with the reporter construct reacted strongly to octane in short-term (6 h) aqueous suspension assays but very slightly only to tetradecane, in line with what is expected from its low water solubility. In contrast, long-term assays (up to 5 days) with A. borkumensis bioreporters showed strong induction with tetradecane and crude oil. Gel-immobilized A. borkumensis reporter cells were used to demonstrate tetradecane and crude oil bioavailability at a distance from a source. Alcanivorax borkumensis bioreporters induced fivefold more rapid and more strongly when allowed physical contact with the oil phase in standing flask assays, suggesting a major contribution of adhered cells to the overall reporter signal. Using the flask assays we further demonstrated the effect of oleophilic nutrients and biosurfactants on oil availability and degradation by A. borkumensis. The fluorescence signal from flask assays could easily be captured with a normal digital camera, making such tests feasible to be carried out on, e.g. marine oil responder vessels in case of oil accidents.